Transcription — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænskɹˈɪpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹanskɹˈɪpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹanskɹˈɪpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹænskɹˈɪpʃən/.

Examples

she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recording arrangement written text arranging

Parts of Speech

noun	something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
noun	(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
noun	a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
noun	the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
noun	the act of making a record (especially an audio record) “she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth”

Word Forms

transcribe	verb	write out from speech, notes, etc.
record	verb	register electronically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Transkription

etwas Geschriebenes, insbesondere von einem Medium auf ein anderes kopiert, als maschinengeschriebene Version eines Diktats

🇪🇸Spanish

transcripción

algo escrito, especialmente copiado de un medio a otro, como una versión mecanografiada de un dictado

🇮🇹Italian

trascrizione

qualcosa di scritto, soprattutto copiato da un mezzo a un altro, come una versione dattiloscritta di un dettato

🇳🇱Dutch

transcriptie

iets geschreven, vooral gekopieerd van het ene medium naar het andere, als een getypte versie van dictaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

transcrição

algo escrito, especialmente copiado de um meio para outro, como uma versão datilografada de ditado

🇷🇺Russian

транскрипция

что-то написанное, особенно скопированное с одного носителя на другой, как машинописный вариант диктовки

India

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিলিপি

লিখিত কিছু, বিশেষ করে এক মাধ্যম থেকে অন্য মাধ্যম থেকে অনুলিপি করা, শ্রুতিলিপির একটি টাইপ লিখিত সংস্করণ হিসাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

படியெடுத்தல்

எழுதப்பட்ட ஒன்று, குறிப்பாக ஒரு ஊடகத்திலிருந்து மற்றொரு ஊடகத்திற்கு நகலெடுக்கப்பட்டது, டிக்டேஷனின் தட்டச்சு செய்யப்பட்ட பதிப்பாக

🇮🇳Telugu

లిప్యంతరీకరణ

వ్రాయబడినది, ముఖ్యంగా ఒక మాధ్యమం నుండి మరొక మాధ్యమానికి కాపీ చేయబడినది, డిక్టేషన్ యొక్క టైప్‌రైట్ వెర్షన్‌గా

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिलेखन

काहीतरी लिहिलेले, विशेषत: श्रुतलेखनाची टंकलेखन आवृत्ती म्हणून एका माध्यमातून दुस-या माध्यमात कॉपी केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રાન્સક્રિપ્શન

લખેલું કંઈક, ખાસ કરીને એક માધ્યમથી બીજા માધ્યમમાં નકલ, શ્રુતલેખનના ટાઈપ રાઈટન વર્ઝન તરીકે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಲೇಖನ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಬರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ನಕಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ, ಡಿಕ್ಟೇಶನ್‌ನ ಟೈಪ್‌ರೈಟ್ ಆವೃತ್ತಿಯಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രാൻസ്ക്രിപ്ഷൻ

എഴുതിയത്, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു മാധ്യമത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്ക് പകർത്തിയത്, ആഖ്യാനത്തിൻ്റെ ടൈപ്പ്റൈറ്റഡ് പതിപ്പായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਲਿਪੀ

ਕੁਝ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ, ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇਕ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ ਵਿਚ ਕਾਪੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ, ਡਿਕਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਟਾਈਪਰਾਈਟ ਵਰਜ਼ਨ ਵਜੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقل

کچھ لکھا ہوا، خاص طور پر ایک میڈیم سے دوسرے میڈیم میں کاپی، ڈکٹیشن کے ٹائپ رائٹ ورژن کے طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

转录

书面的东西，特别是从一种媒介复制到另一种媒介，作为听写的打字版本

🇯🇵Japanese

転写

口述筆記のタイプライター版として書かれたもの、特にある媒体から別の媒体にコピーされたもの

🇰🇷Korean

전사

받아쓰기의 타자기 버전으로 쓰여진 것, 특히 한 매체에서 다른 매체로 복사된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phiên âm

cái gì đó được viết ra, đặc biệt là được sao chép từ phương tiện này sang phương tiện khác, dưới dạng phiên bản đánh máy của chính tả

🇹🇭Thai

การถอดเสียง

สิ่งที่เขียนโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งคัดลอกจากสื่อหนึ่งไปยังอีกสื่อหนึ่งเป็นเวอร์ชันพิมพ์ดีดของการเขียนตามคำบอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

transkripsi

sesuatu yang ditulis, terutama disalin dari satu media ke media lain, sebagai versi dikte yang diketik

🇵🇭Filipino

transkripsyon

isang bagay na nakasulat, lalo na kinopya mula sa isang daluyan patungo sa isa pa, bilang isang makinilya na bersyon ng pagdidikta

🇲🇾Malay

transkripsi

sesuatu yang ditulis, terutamanya disalin dari satu medium ke medium lain, sebagai versi imlak yang ditaip

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النسخ

شيء مكتوب، خاصة منسوخ من وسيلة إلى أخرى، كنسخة مكتوبة من الإملاء

🇮🇷Persian

رونویسی

چیزی نوشته شده است، به ویژه کپی شده از یک رسانه به رسانه دیگر، به عنوان یک نسخه تایپی از دیکته

🇹🇷Turkish

transkripsiyon

Diktenin daktiloyla yazılmış bir versiyonu olarak, özellikle bir ortamdan diğerine kopyalanan yazılı bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַעֲתוּק

משהו שנכתב, במיוחד מועתק ממדיום אחד למשנהו, כגרסה מודפסת של הכתבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'transcription'?

The primary meaning of 'transcription' is 'something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'transcription' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'transcription' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'transcription' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'transcription' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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